question... are these seeds sterile???>> Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds
“STUCK ON STUPID”. Oh well, can’t fix stupid.
Good for them! I wish we’d at least pass a law in the US that requires companies to designate GMO ingredients.
If they keep this up they’re going to be Hungary.
Apparently, they’re not that Hungary!
I am modestly accepting of GMO food.
But a legitimate objection to GMO food, IMO, is *not* that they are modified, but that their cultivation permits the use of much more toxic pesticides....which remain as residues on the consumed food and also find their way into waterways. And, I believe that many who are indifferent to GMO are not aware of this additional aspect.
I bring this up not to advocate one thing or another, but as an “unintended consequence” type of deal that I think people should consider. I doubt we can or necessarily should go back to non-GMO strains of various grains, and without question, the use of GMO crops can dramatically raise productivity = important in a world facing widespread food shortages.
Not much land, really. Less than 1/10th of 1 percent of total corn acreage in Hungary. More symbolic significance than anything else.
1000 acres is a medium farm. Its the cross pollination that monsanto will charge you for.
1000 acres is a medium farm. Its the cross pollination that monsanto will charge you for.
Monsanto and the other biggees like ADM (Archer, Daniels, Midland) etc., are genetically engineering farm foods with all sorts of claims about increased yield, resistance to drought, and so on, but their only real goal is to engineer hybrids the seeds of which will not germinate.
The net effect is that we can no longer grow our own seed stock, we have to go back and buy more germinatable seeds from them. It is an effort to exert more control over the general populace: control the food supply, and you control the people.
Screw these tyrant sphincters where they breathe, they should all be hung for treason. IMHO.
What is genetically modified about such products Monsanto puts out is that the corn cannot go to seed.
That is to say, the farmers have to buy a new batch every year.
That is not a good thing.
There are people who are seriesly attempting to reduce the world's population. There's no better way to accomplish this goal than to control the production of food.
Especially something as vital as corn.
We better wake up. If you haven't already bought seeds that produce vegetables that can be propagated by its own seeds, you better get on the stick.
question... are these seeds sterile???Luddite idiots.
What was the reason again that Monsanto had to go to the Supreme Court of the United States to redefine patents for food stuffs? (BTW Love Mansanto’s displays at Disneyland)